All Features articles – Page 2
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FeaturesBirds and insect species are heading north in the UK as climate warms
More than 50 species – including the purple heron, the southern emerald damselfly and the green-jawed tube web spider – have been on the move in the UK over the past decade as climate change takes hold.
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FeaturesElephants help forests store more carbon by destroying smaller plants
Elephants do a lot of damage to plants as they stomp around the jungle, but, counterintuitively, this activity increases the biomass of the forest, letting it store more carbon.
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FeaturesWe could use bees’ honey to track environmental lead pollution
Bees’ honey is a surprisingly effective tool for monitoring lead in the environment and could be used to track pollution in areas where more established methods of sampling are hard to organise.
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FeaturesSummer fish stew with rouille
Conjure up thoughts of Mediterranean holidays with this light but indulgent meal for two. The trick is to get the best possible flavour in to the base of the stew, often known as the broth. Then all you do is simply poach the fish in the stew at the very ...
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FeaturesWhite chocolate crème brûlée
Serve this super-creamy chocolate dessert on its own, or as part of an ‘assiete’ of mini chocolate puddings. It’s the perfect gluten-free dessert that requires very simple ingredients with impressive results.
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FeaturesSautéed potatoes with bacon lardons & persillade
This fabulous French side dish of pan-fried potatoes and salty smoked bacon is finished with garlic and herbs, and pairs perfectly with roast meats and poultry.
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FeaturesA brief history and timeline of French cuisine
Succulent foie gras and light-as-air soufflés haven’t always been the fare of choice in France. Until the day the Bastille was stormed in 1789, 70 per cent of French citizens were peasants and poor farmers whose diets were based mainly on grains. Bread was the primary component of their diet. ...
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FeaturesSteak haché with pommes frites & cheat’s Béarnaise sauce
A classic French recipe of bun-less burger & chips, that can be found in every brasserie and bistro. Kids will love it and it’s easy to create together at home
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FeaturesThe Northern Lights make a mysterious noise and now we might know why
For 30 years, one man has been obsessed with the whisperings of the aurora borealis. His search for its origins may finally be over
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FeaturesHow Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets
Earth’s nearest neighbours have turned into uninhabitable hellholes. Understanding their transformation will teach us which rocky exoplanets might be fit for life
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FeaturesKoalas burned in wildfires can now be saved but the treatment is gross
With wildfires on the rise, endangered koalas are more threatened than ever, but a new treatment for burned animals offers a ray of hope. We go inside the world’s only koala hospital
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FeaturesPembrokeshire Coast National Park
The only national park in the United Kingdom established primarily because of the coastline; the Park occupies more than a third of the area of the county. It includes the Preseli Hills in the north as well as the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Industry is nowadays focused on agriculture, oil ...
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FeaturesHow John Lewis in Cheltenham is set to be at the centre of the 5G mobile revolution
Planning application lodged with borough council for upgrade of equipment on shop’s roof
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FeaturesThe Dyson Pure Cool™ Personal Purifying Fan Technology
The Dyson Pure Cool fan automatically senses particles and gases, capturing 99.95% of ultrafine particles, and projecting and circulating purified air.
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FeaturesDyson V11™ Absolute cord-free vacuum cleaner
I was a fan of my V8 absolute but the new model blows it out the water.
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FeaturesThe truth about hand drying hygiene - Dyson Airblade technology
Only Dyson is hygienic, economical and ecological. Paper isn’t.
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FeaturesHow to create your own personal brand
Building a personal brand involves creating a recognisable professional profile which you can grow both online and offline, and use to market yourself to prospective employers.
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FeaturesTactics to combat stress at work
Learn to recognise the areas of stress at work we can control and do something about, and discover six tactics to employ to alleviate that stress and put things into perspective.
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FeaturesA beginner's guide to budgeting
Project Mastery looks at how to budget and save money to help you prepare for the future.
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FeaturesHow to make stress your friend
While stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that how you think about stress matters and that it may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case.
